Denmark-based Magnet Gaming strikes terror into the hearts of its competitors yet again with Haunted House, it's Halloween-themed slot. Like other recent offerings from this designer, a simple-seeming three-by-three reel structure conceals a sophisticated game, packed with features. More than other previous games from Magnet, this title boasts sophisticated visual and sound design for an overall sleek gameplay experience.
Theme
Where some slots can be cartoonish in treating morbid themes, this title is actually downright unsettling at times. A surreal green, cloudy sky looms behind a giant, boarded-up mansion while an outsized moon looks over all. To the left of the reels, a solitary bat watches play unfold, occasionally flapping its leathery wings. Gaming symbols include a candle that alights on winning combinations, a vintage iron, a gramophone player, an eerie hobby horse in disrepair, a cuckoo clock, an ancient book, and an old-style telephone. Additional symbols appear for each of this game’s many features. All symbols, upon hitting a winning combination, come to life in some animated way. The soundtrack wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film: eerie silence is broken up by loud crashes of thunder that made at least one player bolt upright.
Betting Options and Functions
Unlike the house upon which it is based, there is nothing creaky or horrific about this game’s pay structure. Bet per spin is easily adjusted from 0.10–10.00 times the betting currency, while the title’s eight pay lines pay out for horizontal, vertical, and diagonal combinations in all directions. Autoplay can be toggled on or off, and will continue without limit should players get distracted or lose track of time. Paytable and payline information can be viewed in a pop-up menu. The theoretical return-to-player is a solid 96.5%.
Features
Not to be overlooked is Magnet Gaming’s signature feature, where all winning spins in base play trigger an immediate free spin with added win multiplier. Should more wins follow, this can repeat for up to four total spins, with a fivefold win multiplier applied to the final one.
But no matter its other virtues, the big selling point of Haunted House is without question its big bonus features. Haunted Hallways takes players on a tour of the mansion’s seemingly endless corridors, collecting prizes as they roam. Spooky Rooms is a multi-phase feature, in which players first try to gain as many prizes as possible while being led from one room to the other, before winding up in the cellar where the ultimate prize is finally within reach: the super progressive jackpot, which starts at 10,000.00 times the betting currency and only grows from there. In Beware of Dog, 25 free spins are awarded, during which dog bones are distributed to a fierce-looking bulldog, awarding small prizes to players at every turn. Finally, as if these weren’t enough, there are two progressive jackpots available to players as well.
Our Take
In Haunted House, Magnet Gaming offers its best work yet. This slot will keep players coming back for more – more bonus features, more spooky thrills, and more big payouts. Here is a Halloween-themed slot that is worthy of attention the whole year round.
